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JENNIFER HUDSON PERFORMS
IN
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW
YORK’S 23RD ANNUAL
SUMMERFEST
Funds from the concert
benefit UJA-Federation of New York
A record-breaking 1,700 people attended a performance by Jennifer Hudson
at UJA-Federation of New York’s 23rd Annual
Summerfest Concert on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. The
concert was held at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury,
NY.
The event, offered through UJA-Federation’s new Leadership
Campaign, recognized Scott Lawrence Smith, of Roslyn
Heights, NY, with the prestigious Robert S. Boas Award for
his philanthropic and community leadership.
“The reason I support UJA-Federation is simple. It provides
me with the tools
I need to support all the things that are important to me,” said Scott
Lawrence Smith.
The evening began with an elaborate buffet and cocktails
under a beautiful tent. Guests then found their seats in the
theatre where a program introduced them to the work of UJA-Federation.
Jennifer Hudson took the stage at 9:30 where she brought the
crowd to its feet. Towards the end of her 60 minute concert,
she came down into the crowd to dance with Summerfest
guests.
Annie and Jay Gilbert and Sharone and Richard Gilbert, all
of Old Westbury, NY, chaired this year’s event. Joyce and
Philip Sharfstein, of East Hills, NY, this year’s New
Leadership Campaign chairs, oversaw the event.
The event was produced by Lawrence Scott Productions with
Foremost Catering providing the food. Proceeds from this
event benefit UJA-Federation of New York’s annual campaign.
About UJA-Federation of New York
For more than 95 years, UJA-Federation
has been a central force for communal planning and
philanthropy in the New York Jewish community. Through UJA-Federation,
almost 60,000 donors pool their resources to help people in
need, inspire a passion for Jewish life and learning, and
strengthen Jewish communities around the world — to address
the issues that matter to us most as Jews and as New
Yorkers. Working with nearly 100 network beneficiary
agencies, synagogues, and other Jewish organizations, our
reach spans from New York to Israel to more than 70 other
countries around the world, touching 4.5 million people each
year. Because we do the most good when we do it together.
For more information on how to donate or how to volunteer,
please visit our website at
www.ujafedny.org |